Vehicle lunged forward. I was unable to control speed due to lunging and stalling. Does this with or without the air condition on and only upon acceleration. Does not matter if it is on an incline or not-always upon acceleration. Very unsafe and I am very worried as I travel alone with a toddler in this daily.
1999 Dodge Caravan: sudden unintended acceleration
6 of the 552 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Caravan describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20171
- 20151
- 20121
- 20101
- 20081
- 20071
- 20063
- 20051
- 20031
- 20021
- 20011
- 20002
- 19996
- 19981
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What owners say
Dodge caravan 1999: while using cruise control on highway the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle continued to accelerate despite turning off cruise control and braking hard. 911 emergency operator was called via cell phone. My wife (the driver) was instructed to turn engine off and put vehicle in park as it glided slowly to a stop on the side of the road. We await word from the dealer on the cause.
Engine races, the transmission whines and changes gears while in the park position. The consumer also complained of another vehicle she owns a 1996 chrysler cirrus. The key lock was replaced 3 times and it accelerated on its own.
1999 grand caravan purchased new , transmission failed with approx 10000 miles repaired, still not right dealer unable to duplicate problem. Car can lunged forward with very slight pressure on gas pedal taken for routine oil change by independent station, found transmission fluid leaking said poss seal worn at 17000 miles.car has very unusual acceleration patterns I am the full time driver of this vehicle and after two years I still am unsure on how to handle it when accelerating to highway speeds it is very unpredictable. Another problem we have seen with it is the brakes. We had it back to dealer at 10k miles for noise from back wheels, they told us it was a loose car seat , what do they think we are stupid. The whistling has been constant , even after telling them to look into it this time they said the hubcaps were bent and the noise was coming from that, they never checked the brakes ,low and behold, we now need a $400 plus full brake job. I am so fed up with this disaster of a car.any info on bulletins in.
When driving at 40 MPH vehicle surged forward/ downshfited due to transmission going bad, and has been replaced on three different ocassions. Consumer has contacted dealer. Please provide any further details.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated when driver attempted to back out of parking space and accelerated when put in drive causing damages.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Caravan sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Caravan?
6 of 552 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Caravan (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Caravan
Airbag light 60Adaptive cruise 29Transmission failure 25No deployment 20Power steering loss 18Stalling 18Headlights 13Loss of power 13Fuel smell 12Check engine light 9Slipping 9Brake failure 8Wipers 8Tire blowout 7Fuel leak 6Coil spring 5Fire or smoke 5Jerking 5Overheating 5Seat belt 5
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